Economic Development
Railroad System
Sioux City, long a Midwest hub for north-south railroad traffic with connections west, has greatly benefited from the merger of the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe railroads. Sioux City is now able to offer shipment anywhere throughout the Midwest south to the Gulf, throughout the southwest to the ports of San Diego and Los Angeles, and to the northwest ports of Seattle, Tacoma and Portland. Combining this with the rail access of the Chicago Northwestern to Chicago and points east and the routes of the Union Pacific puts Sioux City in an excellent position as an important rail freight hub in the United States.
The following railroads operate in Siouxland:
